Morphological variation of the Caloneis schumanniana species complex (bacillariophyceae) from different environmental conditions in North American streams
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Publication Title
Hydrobiologia
Abstract
Morphological variations of the Caloneis schumanniana (Grunow) Cleve species complex were studied using multivariate analysis. Populations of three species, synonymized in the literature, i.e., C. schumanniana, Caloneis limosa (Kützing) Patrick and Caloneis lewisii Patrick, were analyzed. Their morphological and ecological characteristics were evaluated and outlined for the sampled streams by US EPA's Western Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program. Geographic separation among the three taxa was not resolved. This study showed that C. schumanniana has wider ecological tolerance than C. limosa and C. lewisii. Despite the ecological overlap, specific ecological preferences of C. limosa and C. lewisii were described.
Department
Biological and Environmental Sciences
Volume Number
635
Issue Number
1
First Page
157
Last Page
170
DOI
10.1007/s10750-009-9908-4
Recommended Citation
Stancheva, R., Manoylov, K.M., & Gillett, N. (2009). Morphological variation of the Caloneis schumanniana species complex (bacillariophyceae) from different environmental conditions in North American streams. Hydrobiologia, 635(1), 157-170.
Comments
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